The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-29

and soldiers dampened. Thousands of
veterans, after waiting tWenty-four
hours IN the rain to realize the prom
iSeS of the signal service of fair wealth
er, have started for home, yet there are
many thousands left, and Grand Mar
shall Grier has issued an order to pre-
pare for a parade.
The order to fall in for parade was
received at various camps and head
quarters shortly after niIe o'clock, and
the men tumbled out of their tents and
rooms prepared for a battle with the
elements, armed with rubber coats and
umbrellas, trousers rolled up, their
minds set to give st. Louis the prom
ised procession, if not in overwhelming
numbers, at least with enough to make
a good showing of the appreciation of
the city's efforts to entertain. Shortly
before eleven O'Clock the column was
formed, and Grand Marshal Grier or
dered the escort of mounted police for
ward. Then followed the grand mar
shall with his Chief of Staff Gen. a. j.
Smith and aids Logan Post, of st.
Louis, mounted, and Springfield, Massa-
chusettS, battalion, special escorts to
the in-chief, who followed
a few yards behind, wrapped in rub
Der coat, smiling and bowling to the
crowds who lined the streets. All
along the way he was greeted with
cheers. His staff of a hundred men
mounted preceded the twenty carriages
moving three abreast, in which were
the war governors and other honored
guests. In the lead was one occupied
by Mayor Francis and Gen. T. Sher-
man. Although closely sheltered from
rain and sight the crowd on the
sidewalks, soon found where the old
commander was, and cheer upon cheer
marked his progress down the street,
while frequent groups of men would
rush from shelter to the carriage door
to grasp his hands. Then followed the
divisions of grand army. ten in number.
The department of Missouri, COM
manded by Col. Nelson Cole, were given
the right of the line, they had come
with several thousand and even with
the rain and mud had a long column of
marching men. The ten thousands
were composed as follows: First de-
partment of Missouri, Col. Nelson Cole,
assistant marshal; second department
of Illinois, Col. j. G.. Butler assistant
marshal; third Wisconsin, Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio, Gov. G. Fletcher assist
ant marshal; fourth New York, Con-
necticutt, Massachusetts,, Maine, New
Jersey and Virginia, Col. d. P. Dyer
assistant marshal; fifth California,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Potomac
and Maryland, Maj. Leo Rasseur as
sistant marshal; sixth Indiana. Maj.
EFF. Wiegel assistant marshal seventh
Iowa. Nebraska and Colorado, Gen.
John Nickel assistant marshal; eighth
Kansas, Col. Jno. B. Gaudalofo assist
ant marshal; ninth Michigan, Mime
sofa, Delaware, West Virginia, Wash
ington Territory and Kentucky, Col.
Chas. e. Stefel assistant marshal !;
tenth Arkansas, Florida, Gulf, Dakota,
Oregon, New Mexico. Montana, Rhode
Island, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas,
Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Brigade of Nav
al Veterans and Sons of Veterans,
Capt. Henry Leigreheim assistant mar
shall. Here and there a post armed
with muskets or a drum corps broke
the monotony of the line. AS the col
umn passed under the beautiful stained
glass transparency of Gen. Grant on
Fourth street, between Locust and st.
Charles streets, all the men uncovered
their heads and passed by in silence.